Pie plate holder



March 29, 1955 v. c. GARRISON 2,705,166

PIE PLATE HOLDER Filed May 23, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l J Vance 0. GarrisonINVENTOR.

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March 29, 1955 v. c. GARRISON 2,705,166

PIE PLATE HOLDER Filed May 23, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Vance 6. GarrisonINVENTOR.

United States Patent ce 2,705,166

Patented Mar. 29, 1955 parts throughout the various views, attention isdirected first to Figure 1 wherei1 1 it will be seen that the device PIEPLATE HOLDER nated generally by the numeral 14. Vance e Bemidii Milmitiil fiiiaili e E1? iifififii y i); 3555301153131 See wash:aaaastzrrhtzrfizirz hi shrsaa 1 Claim. (Cl. 294-29) of sheet metalhaving appropriately shaped portions to provide a flat body 16 which isadapted to underlie or be slid beneath a pie plate or pan 18, having abottom 20 and an outwardly and upwardly inclined rim 22. As Thisinvention comprises novel and useful improveshown best in Figure 5, theflat bottom portion 16 is ments in a pie plate holder and morespecifically perwidest at its forward or outer end, and tapers inwardlyains to a lightweight and inexpensive tongs for securely towards itsback or rear end, to a position indicated by and conveniently grippinghot articles such as pie pans the dotted line 24 at which the sheet isadapted to be or plates and the like and for handling the same, refoldedupwardly and at an inclination with respect to moving the pans from anoven or other inconvenient 20 the flat body. location, and withoutdamaging the crust of a pie or This upwardly folding portion constituteswhat is here-' other pastry which may be retained by the pan or plate.inafter referred to as an inclined portion 26 and which The primaryobject of this invention is to provide an is disposed in a substantiallyparallel relation to the outer implement for readily grasping andmanipulating a pie surface of the pie plate rim 22 as will be best seenplate or pan and with a minimum damage to the con- 25 from Figure 2.tents of the same. At its upper end, and in a convenient location suchas A further object of the invention is to provide a holder thatindicated at 28, the inclined portion 26 is bent upfor pie plates andthe like which is specifically adapted to wardly and backwardly andprovides a shank portion 30 be formed of inexpensive material such assheet metal or which is disposed above and at a slight inclination withthe like; which shall have-an efiicient and improved grip- 30 respect tothe flat body 16 as will be clearly apparent ping action on the pieplate; in which the device may be from Figure 2. Extendinglongitudinally and intermeapplied to or removed from a pie plate with aminimum diate the ends and sides of the shank 30 is a medially damage tothe contents 'of the same, and specifically disposed slot 32 for apurpose which will be later set without contacting or crushing the rimof the pie or forth. Upon the margins of the shank 30, are tabs 34 otherpastry contained in the plate. 35 which are adapted to be bentdownwardly upon the lines Yet another object of the invention is toprovide a 36 and 38, to provide depending guide and retaining holdingimplement having fixed and movable jaws and flanges as set forthhereinafter. That portion of the tab in which an improved actuation isobtained for the movwhich is bent downwardly upon the lines 38 is curvedto able jaws; wherein an improved mounting of the movprovide smoothlycurving shoulders or side walls 40 able jaw and of its actuating handleis realized; and 40 which merge into the depending flanges 34. wherein avery sturdy and dependable implement may Extending outwardly andbackwardly and at an inclibe formed from sheet metal and the like.nation to the sides of the flat body 16, and from that These, togetherwith various ancillary f r an portion of the flat body Which is adjacentto and forobjects of the invention, which will later become apparwardlyf th li e 24, are a pair of tab 42, whi h are m a h followingdescription Proceeds, are attained provided with rearwardly extendingportions 44 and by h Present invention, a Preferred embodiment 9 whichterminate in end portions 46. Appropriately poie has been illustrated, yy of example y, In sitioned upon the sides of the inclined portion 28,are the acc mpanying r w ng Whel'einI slight recesses or notches 48. Thearrangement is such Figure 1 is a Perspective View of One embodiment ofthat when the inclined portion 28 is bent lipwardly about a holderincorporating therein the principles of this inthe li 24, the tab 42 arebent u wardly about the vention, the Same being Illustrated 1n operativeposition lines 50 at which they join the flat body 16, and the rearforengaging a p p PQ 0f the latter being wardly extending portions 44 arethen received within indicated y d0tted 1i11eS e n; theslots or recesses48, and the tabs 46-are then bent Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view taken b k dl d li h b k f h i i Substantially p the Planeihtiieated by the Section i tron, as shown in Figure 2 to thus impartrigidity to the 0f Figure 1, diiierent Posltloils 0f the movable l flatbody 16 and the inclined portion 26, and also to proahd 0f the actuatinghahfiiie for h Same being indi" vide by the front edges of the tabs 42,an inclined seat Gated in full and dotted lines therein; for receivingthe exterior surface of the pie plate rim Figure 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional detail view 22 as shown i Fi 2 taken substantiallyupon the plane indlcated the SCC- Referring now more specifically toFigures 1 2 and 6,

tiOh iine of Figure it will be seen that the handle 14 consists of aflat sheet Figure 4 is a detail Sectional View taken Substantially ofmetal having its rear end provided with a laterally uP011 the Planeindicated by the Section line of enlarged portion 52 appropriatelyshaped to constitute life h a handle, and having its forward endprovided with mar- Fighre 5 is a Plah View of a Shee? metal blank suitgrnal portions 54 adapted to fold downwardly upon the able for formingthe fixed jaw of the p m t hhes lines 56 and 58, the portions 54 thusconstituting guide folding Various Parts Of the blank being Indicated byand retaining flanges as set forth hereinafter. The handotted huestherein; dle, intermediate the portions 54, is provided with a Figure 6is a Plan of a biahk from which the longitudinally extending slot 60 fora purpose which will handle for operating the h law may he formed, belater set forth. The flanges 54 are further provided dotted linesindicating the positions thereon at which with apertures 62 which upon fldi of the flanges are varhms POmPhS the blah]? are folded; adapted tobe secured to similar apertures 64 formed in Flgure 15 a .sldeelevahohal vlew of the movable the flanges 34 of the shank, for thereception of a pivot Jaw-of the mvennon; pin 66 by means of which thehandle is pivoted to the Figure 8 is a horizontal sectional view takensubstantially upon the plane indicated by the section line shank Wlththe handle flanges 54 being shdmgly and of Figure 1 and showing themanner in which the guidingly received between the shank flanges 34 aswill d be apparent from Figure 8. As will now be apparent, i rf egg lawsare connected for pivotal gm 8 from Figure 2, the engagement of theupper surface of Referring now more specifically to the accompanythehandle with the lower surface of the shank will limit ing drawings,wherein like numerals designate similar pivotal movement of the handlein that direction, this position of the parts being indicated in fulllines in Figure 2, while the handle may be pivoted upwardly with respectto the shank about the pivot pin 66, to assume the dotted line positionshown in Figure 2 for a purpose which will be later apparent.

Referring next to Figures 1, 2 and 7, it will be seen that the movablejaw includes a cast metal or sheet metal hook portion 68 having apointed nose 70, and having an aperture 72 through which is adapted toextend a pivot pin 74, by means of which the movable jaw is pivoted tothe shank through corresponding apertures 76 formed in the dependingflanges 34 of the shank. At its rear extremity, and rearwardly of thepivot pin 74, the movable jaw is provided with an arm portion 78, whichhas a V-shaped notch 80 extending inwardly from its rear end, this notchhaving at its rearward end a pair of slightly spaced arms 82 betweenwhich extends a restricted slot 84. The arrangement is such that the webportion of the handle 52, which forms the forward end of the slot 60,this web portion being shown at 86 in Figures 2 and 6, is received inthe slot 80 and engaging the upper and lower walls of the same causespivotal movement of the movable jaw about its pivot pin 74 in responseto pivotal movement of the handle about its pivot pin 66. It wil benoted that the rear portion 78 of the movable jaw is thus verticallyoscillatable through the slot 60 of the handle, while the web portion 86of the latter extends horizontally through the slot 80 of the movablejaw and moves vertically therein.

It will now be apparent that in the device as described, when the handleis moved from the full line position to the dotted line position asshown in Figure 2, the hook portion of the movable jaw is moved from itsfull line position to its raised dotted line position so as to clear therim 22 body portion 16 of the movable jaw to be slid thereunder, as whenthe pie pan is in an oven or the like. By moving the handle downwardlyfrom the dotted line position to the full line position shown in Figure2, an arcuate movement will be imparted to the hook portion 68, causingthe nose 70 thereof to move downwardly about an arc and penetrate thepie, pastry, or other material filling the pie pan 18 with a minimumdisturbance of the same, until the nose 70 engages against the rim 22and urges the pie pan 18 firmly against the seating lugs or tabs 42 andagainst the fiat body 16, whereby the entire weight of the pie pan willincrease the efficiency of the gripping action.

It will be specifically noted that during the use of this of the pie pan18 and permit the fiat device, the crust of the pastry resting againstthe interior wall of the inclined rim 22 of the pie pan will not bedisturbed, and the pie or other article will be pierced by only a smallopening as the hook portion 68 is seated.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the devicetogether with its many advantages will be readily apparent and furtherexplanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerousmodifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the artafter a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanyingdrawings, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exactconstruction shown and described, but all suitable modifications andimprovements may be resorted to, falling within the scope of theappended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new 15:

A pie plate holder comprising a fixed jaw, a movable jaw pivotallysecured to said fixed jaw and a handle separately pivoted to said fixedjaw, said movable jaw having a hook portion for engagement with theinside rim of a pie pan only adjacent the bottom thereof, meansconnecting the handle and the movable jaw for operation of the latter bythe former, said fixed jaw having a fiat body for supporting the bottomof a pie pan thereon and a shank inclined and connected to said flatbody by an inclined portion, tabs rising from said flat body and securedto said inclined portion, said tabs comprising seats for the outside ofa pie pan rim, said shank having a slot, said movable jaw extendingthrough said slot, a hook on said movable jaw for engaging a pie pansolely upon the lower portion of the pie pan rim and pressing the sameagainst said tabs, said connecting means including a notched arm on saidmovable jaw, a finger on said handle engaged in the notch of said armwhereby pivotal movement of the handle will cause pivotal movement ofthe movable jaw.

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